Official Match Report

Regarding the red cards:
- Malvern no. 6 Harrison Hall attempted to punch Croydon no. 8 Mitch Sheehan. Hall missed but Sheehan hit Hall in the midsection.
- Sheehan ran off. Another Malvern player then attempted to king hit Sheehan from behind. Sheehan saw this and grabbed the Malvern player to the floor. During this scuffle, Malvern players ran in to intensify the situation, leading to Malvern no. 16 Reynald Singh stomping on Sheehan's head, leaving stud marks on the side of his face. (I have photo proof of the damage to Sheehan's face but unable to add on this section. Please contact Croydon City Soccer Club for photo proof).
- Referee, other players from both teams and myself (Croydon Coach Angus Williams), separated the teams and allowed the referee to investigate.
- Referee used the Linesmen to find the result. Two red cards. 1 to Sheehan, 1 to Singh.

Violence is obviously not acceptable in this sport, though the act of kicking another player in the head should be investigated thoroughly. Croydon expect Singh to receive the largest possible punishment in this instance which should align with the appropriate 'Violent Coduct' suspension. The two suspensions we are requesting are below and should be the minimum punishment for such a violent act. The following are also Football Victoria suspension criteria for 'violent conduct'.
1. Serious violent conduct that has caused bodily harm or responsibility for a melee (violent). This result is Auto + 11 and attend an FV approved anger management education course.
2. Severe and/or significant violent coduct causing or with the potential to cause serious injury. This result is MP10.

Regarding an earlier incident.
- Malvern no. 8 Harris Lamb threw Croydon no. 28 Justin Clemson to the ground during the match. Clemson and Lamb were tangled during a standing tackle, leading to Lamb throwing Clemson onto the back of his head/neck area. This lead to a yellow card for Lamb and a concussion to Clemson. Clemson was unable to leave the field of play himself and needed support from myself to walk off. Clemson did not return to the field of play.
- This act was dealt with immediately by the referee, though was a potential catalyst in the violent nature Malvern played with during the game.
- Luckily for Clemson the concussion was not significant, though this has the potential to be threatening for his mental state over the next 21 days (time frame of concussion return to play).

I urge Football Victoria to act promptly and decisively in this situation, as violent acts such as these are unacceptable.

Team Match Report

M. Sheehan (70)

Team Match Report

R. Singh (70)